流质

流質

liúzhì

noun #36,804

Meanings

1 liquid food / liquid diet
2 fluid substance

Characters

substance / matter

Examples

手术后病人只能吃流质食物。

Shǒushù hòu bìngrén zhǐ néng chī liúzhì shíwù.

After the surgery the patient can only eat liquid food.

医生让他先吃几天流质再换半流食。

Yīshēng ràng tā xiān chī jǐ tiān liúzhì zài huàn bànliúshí.

The doctor told him to have a liquid diet for a few days before switching to semi-liquid food.

Tips

usage

流质 in everyday speech almost always refers to a hospital/post-operative liquid diet (流质饮食 / 流食). The medical hierarchy is 普食 (regular) → 软食 (soft) → 半流食 (semi-liquid, e.g. porridge) → 流质 (clear liquids only). Knowing this scale is useful when reading hospital instructions.

Stroke Order

流 liú

质 zhì